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Smoke from wildfires in the western United States and Canada spread nearly coast to coast, and from Canada to Mexico, on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, as seen in this map based on computer modeling output. (Credit: NOAA Global Systems Laboratory)

Wildfire Smoke Spreads Nearly Coast-to-Coast

Smoke from blazes in the western United States and Canada has blown across North America and even across the North Atlantic to Europe.

The View From Space as Wildfire Smoke Smothers Large Swaths of North America

A ghost forest in Dorchester County Maryland. (Credit: Keryn Gedan)

Ghost Forest Dorchester County MD

Sea level rise is pushing salt water into coastal forests and killing trees. Citizen scientists are helping document the formation of these ghost forests.

As Ghost Forests Spread, Researchers Ask for Help Keeping Track

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The answer is very — but there are ways we can help make thrift stores greener.

Just How Environmentally Friendly Is Thrifting? 

Neptune seagrass Posidonia oceanica lies underwater with natural sunlight in the Mediterranean Sea, France. (Credit: Damsea/Shutterstock)


Posidonia oceanica

 First-of-its-kind study shows how human-generated sound could harm the ability of seagrass to store energy and detect gravity.

Underwater Noise Pollution Could Damage Crucial Ocean Plants

(Courtesy of Rob Davis, Center for Pollinators in Energy at Fresh Energy)

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Pairing solar farms with pollinator-friendly plants could be a win for both green energy and biodiversity.

Can Solar Farms Help Save Bees?

Giant smoke plumes stream from two Montana wildfires on June 15, 2021, as seen from 22,236 miles away in space by the GOES-16 weather satellite. The addition of infrared data to this view reveals the heat signatures from active burning. (Credit: RAMMB/CIRA/SLIDER)

Montana Wildfires Explode

Exacerbated by climate change, record-setting hot and dry conditions are smothering a vast area.

As The West's 'Mega-Heat Wave' Peaks, Satellite Imagery Reveals Explosive Growth of Wildfires

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